Raw coffee beans, soaked in water and spices, are chewed like candy in many parts of Africa.
CONVERSAZIONE
Etymology
Noun
conversazione (plural conversaziones or conversazioni)
A formal gathering where something related to the arts is discussed.
(by extension) A community social gathering.
Source: Wiktionary
Con`ver*sa`zio"ne (or ), n.; pl. Conversazioni. Etym: [It. See Conversation.]
Definition: A meeting or assembly for conversation, particularly on literary or scientific subjects. Gray. These conversazioni [at Florence] resemble our card assemblies. A. Drummond.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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PUNGENCY
(noun) wit having a sharp and caustic quality; “he commented with typical pungency”; “the bite of satire”
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